Another reason, in order for the world to give potential “attendance” to the great friendly with Slovenia, on August 4thin the OAKA, was given by Vangelis Liolios!
The president of the EEC revealed, in fact, on the day of the anniversary of 1987 triumphthat in the game the huge will be honored Nikos Galis!
“The generation of 1987 was a generation of players who marked Greek basketball and Greek society. There have been great players, Panagiotis Giannakis, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Fanis Christodoulou, Nikos Filippou, Nikos Stavropoulos, too many… But we all know that the one who changed the course of Greek basketball history was Nikos Galis. He was the one who made a step up in Greek basketball, the one who, with his mentality, with his commitment and with his contribution, not only helped the sport, but to change an entire generation, an entire society.
He was not just a great basketball player, but the man who had the potential to change an entire generation. For this reason, on the occasion of today’s 36th anniversary of the success of 1987, the federation will honor Nikos Galis for his contribution to Greek basketball, his contribution to the national team, his contribution to Greek society by changing the mindset of an entire generation.
This will happen on August 4, in the first official friendly that the Men’s National Team will play in OAKA against Slovenia. It’s the day we hope a packed stadium will stand to applaud the man who got us this far. Too many people have helped us, players, coaches, federation administrations, but there are people who are symbols of an entire generation. This is Nikos Galis,” said Vangelis Liolios.
Source: Sport Fm
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